diff --git a/Lib/ssl.py b/Lib/ssl.py
--- a/Lib/ssl.py
+++ b/Lib/ssl.py
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@
 def match_hostname(cert, hostname):
     """Verify that *cert* (in decoded format as returned by
     SSLSocket.getpeercert()) matches the *hostname*.  RFC 2818 and RFC 6125
-    rules are followed, but IP addresses are not accepted for *hostname*.
+    rules are followed.
 
     CertificateError is raised on failure. On success, the function
     returns nothing.